regicide

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • enPR: rĕj'ə-sīd, IPA: /ˈredʒəsaɪd/, SAMPA: /"redZ@saId/

[edit] Etymology

From Latin regis, genitive singular of rex (king) + -cida (killer) or -cidium (act of killing), both from caedo (cut, beat, kill)

[edit] Noun

regicide (plural regicides)

  1. The killing of a king.
  2. One who kills a king.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

regicide f.

  1. Plural form of regicida.
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